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Kari-Keen Manufacturing

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Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company
Industry
SuccessorSioux Aircraft Corporation
Headquarters,
United States

Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company was an American aircraft manufacturer[1] and producer of automotive luggage.[2]

Kari-Keen's automotive product line included the Kari-Keen Kairrier automotive trunks and beds designed by Paul Lier and patented in 1925. Production started in Leeds, Iowa. In 1937, the automotive division ceased operations.

Kari-Keen also operated a flight school to operate their aircraft, the Kari-Keen School of Aviation. In 1930 C.F. Lytle bought the assets of the aviation branch and formed Sioux aircraft.[3][failed verification] Only three new prototype models were built, and they retained the Kari-Keen logo on the tail.[4]

Aircraft

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Model name First flight Number built Type
Kari-Keen 60 Sioux coupe 1929 22 Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90 Sioux coupe 1930 6 Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90A Sioux coupe 1933 1 Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90B Sioux coupe 1931 1 Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90C Sioux coupe 1931 1 Single engine monoplane

References

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  1. ^ Aviation. 15 March 1930. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Sioux City Spirit of Progress. May 1929. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "[Untitled]". Aero Digest. Vol. 18, no. 1. Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corporation. January 1931. p. 108. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ Skyways. July 1999. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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